Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo

EU-chT · 1961 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Laszlo Szabo
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 4
Date 1961.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r5/p2q1b2/1p1p3k/1P2p1p1/P1PpBrPp/3P1P1P/2R4R/2Q1K3 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 h5
  7. 7.h3 e5
  8. 8.d3 Be6
  9. 9.a3 Qd7
  10. 10.Rb1 Rc8
  11. 11.b4 b6
  12. 12.b5 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.Na2 Ne7
  15. 15.Nb4 O-O
  16. 16.Bg5 f6
  17. 17.Bd2 f5
  18. 18.Bg5 Bf6
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bh6 Bg7
  21. 21.Bg5 Bf6
  22. 22.Bh6 Bg7
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Rc1 Be6
  25. 25.Qe2 Rf6
  26. 26.Rc2 Rf7
  27. 27.Qe4 Bf5
  28. 28.Qe2 Be6
  29. 29.Qd2 Rf6
  30. 30.a4 Rcf8
  31. 31.Qc1 R6f7
  32. 32.Nd5 Rc8
  33. 33.Nb4 Rcf8
  34. 34.Qb2 h4
  35. 35.g4 g5
  36. 36.Qc1 Kh6
  37. 37.Be4 Ng6
  38. 38.Nd5 Nf4
  39. 39.Rh2 Rc8
  40. 40.Nxf4 Rxf4
  41. 41.f3 Bf7

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